"Children's literature is the foundation for a lifetime of reading."

"The act of writing is an act of resistance, a way to reclaim our voices and our stories."

Context is everything - architecture must speak to its surroundings.

"The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there."

The truth is more magical - in the best and most exciting sense of the word - than any myth or made-up mystery or miracle.

译文：不管是贫穷还是富有，该欢乐高兴就要尽情欢乐，不懂得尽情欢乐的人是痴人。赏析：人生得意须尽欢，该高兴时要放开玩耍，该行乐时就要尽情享受。我们要做生活的主人，不做生活的奴隶。

能够知足的人，上天不会让他陷于贫寒；能够忍辱的人，上天不会让他遭受灾祸；能够无欲无求的人，上天不会让他沦于卑贱；能够放浪形骸之外的人，上天不会让他困病；能够不贪生怕死的人，上天不会让他死去；能够随遇而安的人，上天不会让他坎坷困顿；能够造就人材的人，上天不会让他一生孤苦；能够用生命造福天下后世的人，上天不会让他失去后嗣。